Events
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Online Workshops – The Circle of Health
online webinarA Global Perspective: Work across Sectors with Positive Results Looking for a framework to guide research or collaborative change in your organization? Seeking ways to engage many sectors to invest...
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The Circle of Health – A Global Perspective on Health Promotion
online webinarSeven days away! The Circle of Health online workshop series for working across sectors with positive results. Don't miss your opportunity to engage in professional development through e-learning to enhance your skills...
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“Beyond Competition: Toward Cultures of Cooperation” – Farmer 2 Farmer Conference
Saanich Fairgrounds 1528 Stelly's Cross Road, Saanichton, BC, CanadaCRFAIR, in collaboration with the Young Agrarians, has another great Farmer2Farmer conference lined up for you this year. >> Register Here << In addition to the keynote panel that will...
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32nd International Seating Symposium
The Westin Bayshore Vancouver, BC, CanadaThis international symposium addresses current and future developments in the areas of seating, positioning and mobility. Topic areas include service delivery, product development, research and outcomes. The format for the...
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Webinar – Part 1a, An Introduction to the Health Canada Food Environment Assessment Manual
The focus of this webinar is to provide a high-level overview of the manual and to help teams/groups to start thinking about how they will apply the manual to assess...
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Webinar – Injury Syndromics: Modernization of the CHIRPP injury surveillance system
Injury Syndromics: Modernization of the CHIRPP injury surveillance system Register and more information at: https://cdpac.webex.com/mw3000/mywebex/default.do?siteurl=cdpac This webinar will review the process undertaken by the Public Health Agency of Canada to...
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Perinatal Services BC 2nd Biennial Conference: Healthy Mothers and Healthy Babies
Marriott Vancouver Pinnacle Downtown Vancouver, BC, CanadaAdvances in Clinical Practice and Research Across the Continuum Advances in Clinical Practice and Research Across the Continuum This conference is an opportunity for health care professionals interested in the...
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Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies 2016
UBC - Vancouve, BCHealthy Mothers, Healthy Babies 2016 Over the last 20 years there has been an explosion in research in areas of child development, child welfare, infant mental health, and family support....
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Webinar: Acting across sectors – frameworks for moving forward on the social determinants of health
Hosted by the National Collaborating Centre for Determinants of Health Frameworks are often used to visually represent complex ideas or concepts. Numerous frameworks exist to help explain the relationship between...
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The Flint Water Crisis and Beyond – webinar series
online webinarA three-part webinar series on lead and public health The drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan has raised public health concerns about lead exposure, the U.S. water supply infrastructure and...
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The role of policy in changing the menu for school food in Canada- webinar
online webinarContinuing the conversations from the Changing the Menu National School Food Conference, this webinar is an opportunity to continue to work together to change the menu for school food in...
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Webinar – Part 1b, Health Canada Food Environment Assessment Manual: Implementation and Engaging Stakeholders
The focus of this webinar is to discuss any challenges that might have arisen, the knowledge translation component of the manual, and additional resources available to communities. Register and more...
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ICON – Mental Health & Wellness community health forum
Grand Taj Banquet Hall Unit # 6 - 8388 128th Street, Surrey, BC, CanadaiCON is an exciting initiative that promotes communication between community members and health professionals across the province through interactive public health forums on chronic disease prevention and management as well...
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Closing the Gap: Action for Health Equity
Unnamed Venue OttawaJoin Canada's Social Determinants of Health leaders and decision makers for an exciting two-part event hosted by Upstream. Growing public awareness of the roots of good health has opened the...
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Dr. Bruce Perry – “Child Trauma and Neglect – Impact, Assessment & Intervention”
Dr. Perry will provide a general overview of brain development, the impact of abuse and neglect, and intervention implications. This day is for a broad audience including child development and...
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Research on Adolescents and Adults: If Not Now, When?
The Hyatt Regency Vancouver 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe 7th National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) The 7th National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)...
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Research on Adolescents and Adults: If Not Now, When?
The Hyatt Regency Vancouver, BC, CanadaResearch on Adolescents and Adults: If Not Now, When? The 7th National Biennial Conference on Adolescents and Adults with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) As adolescents and adults with...
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Webinar – PASS: Expanding physical activity reporting to incorporate sedentary behaviour and sleep
To better align with current evidence that all forms of movement have an impact on chronic disease prevention, the Public Health Agency of Canada (the Agency) has broadened the scope...
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Webinar – Part 2, Linking Evidence to Policy Action on the Retail Food Environment
The FRESH-IT Evidence Application Guide and the Policy Readiness Tool will be introduced. In this webinar we will look at specific case studies and examples of retail food environment actions,...
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BC Health Literacy Network FREE Webinar: Health Literacy and Adolescents: Some Novel Approaches
online webinarChildren and young people (ages: 7-18) have need support in staying healthy. This is especially true when it comes to how they understand health information and when they think about...
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Diabetes Educator Course, Vancouver Spring 2016
Best Western Plus Chateau Granville Hotel Vancouver, BC, CanadaRegistration is now available: https://ubc.eventsair.com/in9543/registration/Site/Register Course Description Diabetes is an emerging epidemic. No matter what area of healthcare you work in, you will encounter people affected by diabetes. New approaches...
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4th Stigma Conference – Abstract submission deadline extended
Unnamed Venue Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaReminder: The extended deadline for submissions of oral presentations is 28th February and for posters is 31st March, 2016. The 4th Annual Weight Stigma Conference will be held in Vancouver, BC, Canada April...
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AGENTS OF CHANGE: ADDRESSING WEIGHT STIGMA THROUGH ACTIVISM, EDUCATION, AND POLICY
Segal Buidling 500 Granville Street Vancouver,, Vancouver, BC, CanadaThe 4th annual weight stigma conference is happening! Despite the growth of weight stigma scholarship, weight-based oppression continues to be dominant within society, where thinness is privileged and fatness is...
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Spotlight on KT Methods and Tools webinar
online webinarLooking for tools to support program evaluation? Is there a program or initiative in your health department, unit or regional health authority that you would like to evaluate? Establishing a...
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Conference on public health nutrition law and science – Save the Date!
Sir John A MacDonald Building, Parliament of Canada Precinct Sir John A MacDonald Building, Room 100, 144 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaSave the Date! The Centre for Health Science and Law (CHSL) will host a one-day expert conference on public health nutrition law and science on the occasion of the annual...